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- Created: Wednesday, 03 February 2021 21:22
- Published: Wednesday, 03 February 2021 21:17
- Written by Third Force News, The Gas Safe Charity
The Gas Safe Charity is offering a free, on-line Zoom workshop aimed at front line staff and volunteers who visit or work in the homes of vulnerable people. The workshop lasts about an hour and explains the sources, signs and symptoms of high and low level carbon monoxide risks in the home and includes relevant scenarios to explain what steps to take if carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected. To find out more and book one of the 9 workshops taking place before the end of March 2021, please click on the link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/115618952399
3 February 2021
The above information is from Your weekly summary of third sector events on TFN (Third Force News) newsletter Wed 03/02/2021
- Created: Wednesday, 03 February 2021 21:10
- Published: Wednesday, 03 February 2021 21:10
- Written by Care Inspectorate
We have now delivered the first two phases of our three-phase package of support to the care sector around COVID-19 response and winter preparedness, with a series of 10 webinars across Scotland. We invited care homes for older people, care homes for adults and care at home services for adults to take part.
Our Level 1 webinars shared key information about COVID-19 and signposted participants to the relevant guidance in our Care Inspectorate COVID-19 compendium and COVID-19 FAQs. A guest speaker from Healthcare Improvement Scotland spoke about the 10 Essentials of Safe Care. Attendees have told us they found webinars helpful, with one person telling us that “Learning about the COVID-19 compendium (one stop shop) will be very useful for all staff”.
Our Level 2 webinars introduced the new self-evaluation that links to the pandemic-specific Key Question 7 in the Care Inspectorate quality frameworks. These webinars were designed to support services to use the self-evaluation tool and guidance. A care home manager and an operational manager from a care at home service shared their experiences of how they would use the tool in practice. Feedback on these webinars was positive, with 88% of care home participants and 100% of care at home participants saying they would use the self-evaluation tool, or elements of it, within their services.
Videos of the webinars are available on the Care Inspectorate knowledge and improvement website The Hub.
We are currently preparing the Level 3 webinars, which will be topic specific and take place during March 2021 – dates will be confirmed soon.
The above information is from Improvement Update Newsletter from the Care Inspectorate Wed 03/02/2021
Find out more about our work at: www.careinspectorate.com
- Created: Wednesday, 03 February 2021 21:00
- Published: Wednesday, 03 February 2021 21:00
- Written by by Gareth Jones, Third Force News,
1st February 2021
by Gareth Jones
Age Scotland is looking for older people to take part in a major new research project
Age Scotland is seeking the views of older people in the first comprehensive survey of what it is like to grow older in Scotland. Continue reading
- Created: Tuesday, 02 February 2021 21:06
- Published: Tuesday, 02 February 2021 21:06
- Written by Fife Centre for Equalities
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- Created: Tuesday, 02 February 2021 20:55
- Published: Tuesday, 02 February 2021 20:55
- Written by by Robert Armour. Third Force News.
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by Robert Armour
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- Created: Tuesday, 02 February 2021 20:49
- Published: Tuesday, 02 February 2021 20:49
- Written by by Robert Armour. Third Force News.
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by Robert Armour
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- Created: Tuesday, 26 January 2021 20:57
- Published: Tuesday, 26 January 2021 20:57
- Written by by Gareth Jones, Third Force News,
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by Gareth Jones
Playlist for Life has launched a new online training platform
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The charity has trained more than 6,000 health and social care professionals since 2015 and is now delivering online training due to the pandemic. Continue reading
- Created: Tuesday, 26 January 2021 20:46
- Published: Tuesday, 26 January 2021 20:46
- Written by by Rab Campbell, Third Force News,
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by Rab Campbell
Rab Campbell examines an initiative from Food Train and tech company SICCAR that helps older people live well at home, potentially freeing up hospital beds
SICCAR, collaborating with Food Train, is developing solutions to reduce food insecurity among older people. Continue reading
- Created: Tuesday, 26 January 2021 20:39
- Published: Tuesday, 26 January 2021 20:39
- Written by by Robert Armour. Third Force News.
26th January 2021
by Robert Armour
Sector fears some care staff won’t accept jab
Care staff refusing the Covid-19 vaccine won’t be sanctioned by Scotland’s care regulator. Continue reading
- Created: Friday, 22 January 2021 20:21
- Published: Friday, 22 January 2021 20:21
- Written by Fife Voluntary Action
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